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PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

J. c. REEVES.

BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13. 1907.

JOHN G. REEVES, OF HUNTSVILLE, ARKANSAS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

BOTTLE Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed May 13. 1907- Serial No. 373,430.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN C. REEVES, a citizen of the United States, residing at lluntsville, in the county of Madison and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The resent invention relates to improvements in bottles of that type which are especially designed for use in connection with bottled goods to prevent a dealer from removingthe original contents of the bottle and substituting others of an inferior nature therefor.

The object of the invention is to provide a bottle of this character having a novel construction which will not be affected by rough handling while being shipped or transported from place to place, and which will positively insure the purchaser that the original contents of the bottle have not been tampered with.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and ac companying drawings, in which:

Flgure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the upper portion of a bottle embodying the invention, showing the bottle in an upright position before the seal is broken. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the bottle as inverted after the seal has been broken.

Corresponding and like parts are referred .to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The numeral 1 designates the body portion of a bottle which may be of any approved form and which is provided with a neck 2. Uponone side of the neck 2 is located the outlet assa e 3 While the inlet passage 4 utilize in ling the bottle is located upon the opposite side of the neck. It will be observed that the upper portion of the inlet passage 4 follows a serpentine or irregular course and terminates at one side of the neck 2. The liquid is designed to enter the bottle through the passage 4 and may be guided therein by means of a funnel, but in the pre ferred method a pump is utilized for filling the bottle. After the bottle has been filled the serpentine. portion of the passage 4 is the irregular nature of the passage the said cement can not be removed by a drill or similar implement. The upper portion of the outlet passage 3 is enlarged to form the cork receiving chamber 5 and the said passage gradually tapers from the base of the neck 2 toward the cork receiving chamber.

A frangible neck 6 is located at the junction of the outlet passage 3 with the cork receiving. chamber and projects within the latter, the said neck being capped by a handle portion or knob 7. move the contents of the bottle the knob 7 is gripped by some suitable implement such as a pair of pincers and the frangible neck 6 broken, thereby forming an unobstructed passage from the interior of the bottle to the cork receiving chamber 5. After the seal has thus been broken the bottle can be closed in the usual manner by means of a stopper 9 which is fitted within the cork receiving chamber 5. With this construction it will be readily apparent that the frangible neck 2 and knob 7 are housed within the cork receiving chamber 5 and thereby protected from injury while being transported.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A bottle provided .with an outlet passage the outer portion of the said passage being enlarged, and a frangible neck being located at the junction of the passage with the enlarged portion and housed within the said enlarged portion whereby it is protected from injury.

2. A bottle provided with an outlet passage having the outer portion thereof enlarged, a frangible neck being located at the junction of the passage with the enlarged portion and a knob being provided which caps the frangible neck and projects within the enlarged portion of the outlet passage.

3. A bottle provided with an outlet passage having the outer portion thereof enlarged to form a cork receiving chamber, a'

frangible neck being located at the junction of the outlet passage and the cork receiving chamber and projecting within the latter whereby it is protected from injury.

When it is desired to re- 4. A bottle provided with an outlet passage having the outer portion thereof enlarged to form a cork receiving chamber, a frangible neck being located at the junction .of the passage with the cork receivingchamber and a knob being provided which caps the frangible neck and projects Within the cork receiving chamber whereby it is protected from injury.

5. A bottle comprising a neck having an inlet passage formed in one side thereof and 5 also provided with an outlet passage, a frangible neck surrounding the outlet passage, and a knob capping the frangible neck and closing the passage.

6 A bottle comprising a neck having an 10 inlet passage formed therein, the said inlet passage following a serpentine course and terminating at one side of the neck, an outlet passage being also formed in the neck, a frangible neck surrounding the outlet passage, and a knob capping the frangible neck and 15 closing the outlet passage.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOHN C. REEVES. Witnesses:

W. N. IVIE, J. G. BERRY. 

